2017 – 2019 Past Events – Semel Grand Rounds

September 12, 2017	The Neurobiology of Autism and Sensory Overload	Susan Y. Bookheimer, Ph.D. Joaquin Fuster Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, UCLA Semel Institute Director, Staglin IMHRO MRI Laboratory Director, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
September 19, 2017	Brain Networks as Transdiagnostic Treatment Targets	Jonathan Downar, MD PhD FRCPC Co-Director, MRI-Guided rTMS Clinic, University Health Network Associate Professor of Psychiatry University of Toronto
September 26, 2017	PRITE Exam – No Grand Rounds
October 3, 2017	PRITE Exam – No Grand Rounds
October 10, 2017	The Grandmother paradox: Alzheimer’s Disease and the Evolution of Human Longevity	Molly Fox, PhD Assistant Professor of Anthropology Department of Anthropology, UCLA College of Letters & Science Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior at UCLA
October 17, 2017	Reflection on the Development and Implementation of Interventions for Parental Depression: The Importance of Narrative and Self-Reflection (NO CME)	William R. Beardslee, MD Director, Preventive Intervention Project, Judge Baker Children’s Center Chair Emeritus of Psychiatry, Children’s Hospital Boston Gardner-Monks Professor of Child Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
October 24, 2017	Treatment and Risk Prediction: Clinical Informatics in Psychiatry	Alexander S Young, MD, MSHS Associate Director, VA Greater Los Angeles HSR&D Center Director, Health Services Unit, VA VISN-22 MIRECC Professor of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior at UCLA
October 31, 2017	Participatory Informatics: Opportunities for technology innovation in psychiatry	Armen Arevian, MD PhD Director, Innovation Lab, Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior at UCLA Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
November 7, 2017	Philip R.A. May Memorial Lecture The Pharmacologic Treatment of Schizophrenia: How Far Have We Come?	John M. Kane, MD Chairman of Psychiatry, The Zucker Hillside Hospital Vice President for Behavioral Health Services, Northwell Health E. Richard Feinberg Chair in Schizophrenia Research Professor of Psychiatry, Neurology and Neuroscience Albert Einstein College of Medicine
November 14, 2017	Network Mechanisms of TMS for PTSD and Major Depression	Noah S. Philip, MD Director of Psychiatric Neuromodulation, Providence VA Medical Center Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behavior Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
November 21, 2017	Thanksgiving Holiday Week – No Grand Rounds
November 28, 2017	Pediatric Hospitalizations in Children with Psychiatric Disorders	Bonnie T. Zima, MD MPH Associate Director, UCLA Center for Health Services and Society Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior at UCLA Professor-in-Residence, Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
December 5, 2017	Grand Rounds has been cancelled to avoid a conflict with ACNP meetings Please check this website about rescheduling of Dr. Wyatt’s program
December 12, 2017	Heyler Lecture Autism and Psychosis: Co-occurence and Convergence in the Inpatient Setting	Matthew S. Siegel, MD Director, Developmental Disorders Program, Maine Behavioral Healthcare Faculty Scientist II, Maine Medical Center Research Institute Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Tufts School of Medicine
December 19, 2017	Winter Holiday Break – No Grand Rounds
December 26, 2017	Winter Holiday Break – No Grand Rounds
January 2, 2018	Winter Holiday Break – No Grand Rounds
January 9, 2018	Convergent Pathways to Psychosis in Clinical and Genetic High Risk Populations	Carrie Bearden, PhD Joanne and George Miller Family Endowed Term Chair Director, Center for the Assessment and Prevention of Prodromal States Professor of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior at UCLA Professor of Psychology, UCLA
January 16, 2018	Martin Luther King Jr Holiday Week – No Grand Rounds
January 23, 2018	Managing the First Break	Keith Neucheterlein, PhD Distinguished Professor, UCLA Departments of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences and of Psychology Director, UCLA Aftercare Research Program Director, Postdoctoral Training in Cognitive and Affective Dysfunctions in the Psychoses Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
January 30, 2018	Challenges for Treatment Research	Stephen Marder, MD Daniel X. Freedman Professor of Psychiatry Vice Chair for Education Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Director, VA VISN 22 Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center
February 6, 2018	Evidence-Based Pragmatic Psychiatry: Towards Neuroscience That Makes A Practical Difference	Martin P. Paulus, MD Scientific Director and President Laureate Institute for Brain Research Professor of Psychiatry University of Oklahoma Health Sciences, Tulsa Campus
February 13, 2018	Implicit Bias and Disparities in Mental Health Care	Evelyn Carter, PhD Research Scientist BruinX Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion University of California, Los Angeles
February 20, 2018	Presidents’ Day Holiday Week – No Grand Rounds
February 27, 2018	Addressing Mental Healthcare Disparities through Community Organizing	Cheryl T. Grills, PhD Director, Psychology Applied Research Center Professor of Psychology Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts Loyola Marymount University
March 6, 2018	A Holistic, Recovery Oriented Approach to the Treatment Of Serious Mental Illness	Donna Ames, MD Program Leader, Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery Center Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System Professor of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior at UCLA
March 13, 2018	Cantwell Memorial Lecture ADHD Management in an Era of Population Health, Accountable Care, and Digital Medicine	Scott H. Kollins, PhD Professor & Vice Chair for Research Strategy & Development Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science Duke University School of Medicine
March 20, 2018	Deep Brain Stimulation for Psychiatric Disorders	Paul E. Holtzheimer, MD MS Director, Mood Disorders Service Associate Professor of Psychiatry and of Surgery Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth Staff Physician, White River Junction VAMC
March 27, 2018	Spring Break and Cesar Chavez Holiday Week – No Grand Rounds
April 3, 2018	Marine Resiliency Study: A Community Partnership for Prevention	William P. Nash, MD Director of Psychological Health United States Marine Corps
April 10, 2018	Commercially Sexually Exploited Youth and Specialty Court	Eraka Bath MD Director of Child Forensic Services Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior at UCLA
April 17, 2018	P O S T P O N E D Promoting Brain Health Across the Lifespan	Alvaro Pascual-Leone, MD PhD Director, Berenson-Allen Center for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation Chief, Division of Cognitive Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Professor of Neurology Associate Dean for Clinical and Translational Research Harvard Medical School
April 24, 2018	Comorbid Depressions: Prevalence and treatment implications	Michael Gitlin, MD Founding Director, Adult Mood Disorders Clinic Director, Division of Adult Psychiatry Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
May 1, 2018	P O S T P O N E D Global Psychiatry, Gender, Poverty, and the Human Trafficking Crisis	Kenneth S. Chuang, MD Psychiatrist, Edelman Westside Mental Health Center Los Angeles County Department Of Mental Health Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
May 8, 2018	American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting – No Grand Rounds
May 15, 2018	Gertrude Rogers Greenblatt Memorial Lecture AACAP Presidential Initiative / Depression in Children and Adolescents	Karen Dineen Wagner, MD PhD Professor and Chair Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Titus Harris Chair Harry K. Davis Professor University of Texas Medical Branch President, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
May 22, 2018	Transference and Countertransference in Psychotherapy: In Memory of Dr. Gloria Powell	Gail E Wyatt, PhD Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA Director, UCLA Sexual Health Program Director, Center for Culture, Trauma and Mental Health Disparities Co-Director, HIV/AIDS, Substance Abuse and Trauma Training Program Associate Director, UCLA AIDS Institute
May 29, 2018	Memorial Day Holiday Week – No Grand Rounds
June 5, 2018	America’s Psychoactive Drug Crisis: Pathways to Recovery and Health	Lloyd I Sederer, MD Chief Medical Officer, New York State Office of Mental Health Adjunct Professor, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University Medical Editor for Mental Health, The Huffington Post Contributing Writer, US News and World Report
June 12, 2018	Translating Research into Treatment: Pitfalls and Potentials	Ian A Cook, MD Chief Translational Innovation Officer Director, UCLA Depression Research & Clinic Program Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior Professor of Psychiatry and of Bioengineering David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and Henry Samueli School of Engineering at UCLA Staff Psychiatrist, TMS and Mood Programs, Greater Los Angeles VA Health System
June 19, 2018	The Genetic Basis of Psychiatric Disorders and Presentation of Departmental Teaching Awards	Jonathan Flint, MD Professor of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences Senior Scientist, Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
June 26, 2018	New Housestaff Orientation – No Grand Rounds
July 3, 2018	Independence Day Holiday Week – No Grand Rounds
July 10, 2018	Psychosocial Interventions in the Early Stages of Bipolar Disorder	David J Miklowitz, PhD Director, Child and Adolescent Mood Disorders Program Professor of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
July 17, 2018	Neuroimaging in Bipolar Disorder: Implications for Differential Diagnosis, Course, and Treatment	Patricia D. Walshaw, PhD Director, Neurobehavioral Epilepsy Program Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
July 24, 2018	Managing Bipolar Disorder during Pregnancy	Victoria C Hendrick, MD Director of Inpatient Psychiatry Olive View – UCLA Medical Center Professor of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
July 31, 2018	P O S T P O N E D until October 10 Controversies in the Management of Bipolar Depression	Michael Gitlin, MD Founding Director, Adult Mood Disorders Clinic Director, Division of Adult Psychiatry Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
August 7, 2018	Alcoholism: Translating Neurobiology to the Clinic	Lara A Ray, PhD Professor of Psychology UCLA College of Letters & Science Professor of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA UCLA Brain Research Institute
August 14, 2018	Substance Use and Depression	Suzette Glasner-Edwards, PhD Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA
August 21, 2018	Psychiatric Perspectives on the Opioid Epidemic	Larissa Mooney, MD Associate Clinical Professor UCLA Department of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Director, UCLA Addiction Medicine Clinic UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA Acting Chief, Greater Los Angeles VA Substance Use Disorders Section
August 28, 2018	No Grand Rounds
September 2018	No Grand Rounds will be held in September due to Labor Day, the PRITE Exam, and the Residents’ Retreat
October 2, 2018	No Grand Rounds
October 9, 2018	No Grand Rounds
October 16, 2018	Addressing Homelessness Among Persons with Mental Illness	Sonya Gabrielian, MD Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine Core Investigator, VA Los Angeles HSR&D Center of Innovation Core Investigator, Health Sciences Unit, VISN22 Mental Health Research, Education and Clinical Center
October 23, 2018	The Neurobiology of Freedom and the Dysexecutive Syndrome	Joaquin M Fuster, MD PhD Professor of Psychiatry, Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
October 30, 2018	Controversies in the Management of Bipolar Depression	Michael Gitlin, MD Founding Director, Adult Mood Disorders Clinic Director, Division of Adult Psychiatry Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
November 6, 2018	No Grand Rounds: Election Day
November 13, 2018	No Grand Rounds
November 20, 2018	No Grand Rounds: Thanksgiving Holiday
November 27, 2018	Practical Clinical Updates ADHD in Adults	James McGough, MD, MS Professor of Clinical Psychiatry Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry UCLA Semel Institute
December 4, 2018	Treatment of Anxiety Disorders in the Transition from Adolescence to Adulthood	Anne Marie Albano, PhD Professor of Medical Psychology in Psychiatry at Columbia University Medical Center Board Certified in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology Director, Columbia University Clinic for Anxiety and Related Disorders (CUCARD) Clinical Director, NYPH Youth Anxiety Center at CUCARD Editor, Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health
December 11, 2018	Practical Clinical Updates Clozapine Prescribing Practices: Turning the Mirror on Ourselves	Yvonne Yang, MD PhD UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System Associate Training Program Director, UCLA Semel Institute Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor, UCLA Semel Institute Director, Psychosis Clinic, Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System Deputy Lead for Psychosis Section, Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System
December 18, 2018	No Grand Rounds: Winter Break
December 25, 2018	No Grand Rounds: Winter Break

January 1, 2019	No Grand Rounds: Winter Break
January 8, 2019	HEAD Talks	Psychiatry Residents UCLA Psychiatry Residency Training Program
January 15, 2019	Anatomy of Malice: The Enigma of the Nazi War Criminals	Joel Dimsdale, MD Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry Emeritus and Research Professor University of California, San Diego
January 22, 2019	No Grand Rounds: Martin Luther King Junior Day
January 29, 2019	Positive Psychiatry for Aging with Schizophrenia	Dilip Jeste, MD Senior Associate Dean for Healthy Aging and Senior Care Estelle and Edgar Levi Chair in Aging Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Neurosciences Director, Sam and Rose Stein Institute for Research on Aging University of California, San Diego
February 5, 2019	A Critical Assessment of the Translational Potential of EEG Assessment in Mice	Steven Siegel, M.D., Ph.D. Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Franz Alexander Chair in Psychiatry Keck School of Medicine University of Southern California
February 12, 2019	The Contradictions Between Clinical and Law Enforcement Priorities on the Frontlines of Serious Mental Illness Care in Los Angeles County	Philippe Bourgois, PhD Professor of Anthropology and Director, Center for Social Medicine
February 19, 2019	No Grand Rounds: President’s Day Holiday
February 26, 2019	No Grand Rounds: Cancelled
March 5, 2019	Resiliency Among Children and Adolescents Coping with Poverty and Disease	Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus, Ph.D. Director, Global Center for Children and Families Semel Institute and the Department of Psychiatry, UCLA
March 12, 2019	Splendid Isolation: Searching for the Neural Basis of Social Disconnection	Michael Green, Ph.D. Professor-in-Residence Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
March 19, 2019	Cantwell Lecture The Salience of Pharmacokinetic and Drug Metabolism Studies in Pediatric Psychopharmacology	Robert L. Findling, MD, MBA Leonard and Helen R. Stulman Professor Director, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Johns Hopkins Medicine Vice President, Psychiatric Services & Research Kennedy Krieger Institute
March 26, 2019	No Grand Rounds: Spring Break / Cesar Chavez Day
April 2, 2019	Public Health Implications of Medical Cannabis Legalization in the United States	David A. Gorelick, MD, PhD, DLFAPA Professor of Psychiatry University of Maryland School of Medicine
April 9, 2019	Responding to Decisionally-Capable Individuals who are Determined to End their Own Lives: Contending with Pre-planned Death	Joel Yager, MD Professor Department of Psychiatry University of Colorado School of Medicine
April 16, 2019	Practical Clinical Updates Ketamine: From Mechanism to Clinical Translational Delivery	Jennifer L. Kruse, MD Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor Faculty, Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology Program Director, Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
April 23, 2019	Evolutionary Anthropology of Schizophrenia	Daniel Fessler, PhD Associate Professor of Anthropology UCLA
April 30, 2019	Teaching Awards Resident/Fellow Research Symposium 1. Role of Gut Microbiome in Depression 2. Thalamic GABA:Glu Ratio is Related to Thalamic Connectivity and Sensory Over-Responsivity in Autism Spectrum Disorders	Sungeun Melanie Lee, MD, PhD Psychiatry Resident, PGY-4 Chief Resident of Research UCLA-Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior Emily Wood, MD, PhD Psychiatry Post-Doc/Fellow Physician – Child & Adolescent Division UCLA-Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior
May 7, 2019	Greenblatt Lecture Breaking the Silence: Physician Impairment, Burnout and Suicide	Anne L. Glowinski, MD Professor of Psychiatry (Child) Director Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Education and Training Associate Director, William Greenleaf Eliot Division of Child Psychiatry Washington University School of Medicine
May 14, 2019	Universal Health Coverage For Mental Health Problems	Vikram Patel, PhD The Pershing Square Professor of Global Health and Wellcome Trust Principal Research Fellow Department of Global Health and Social Medicine Harvard Medical School
May 21, 2019	No Grand Rounds: APA
May 28, 2019	No Grand Rounds: Memorial Day Holiday
June 4, 2019	Update on Psychedelics in Psychiatry	Charles Grob, MD Director, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
June 11, 2019	Practical Clinical Updates Treatment of Tardive Dyskinesia	Walter Dunn MD, PhD Assistant Clinical Professor UCLA Department of Psychiatry West Los Angeles VA UCLA Operation Mend
June 18, 2019	Characterizing Current MDMA Use Patterns And Barriers To Harm Reduction: UCLA International MDMA Survey	Adrienne Grzenda, M.D., Ph.D. Chief Resident in Psychiatry Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Timothy Fong MD Professor of Addiction Psychiatry Director, UCLA Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship Co-Director, UCLA Gambling Studies Program Executive Committee, UCLA Cannabis Research Initative
June 25, 2019	No Grand Rounds: Orientation
July 2, 2019	July 4th Holiday – No Grand Rounds
July 9, 2019	Psychiatry and Current Events: Universal Health Insurance and Mental Health: Lesson From Health Insurance Experiment and Parity to Present	Thomas Rice, PhD Distinguished Professor Department of Health Policy and Management UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Gerald Kominski, PhD Professor of Health Policy and Management, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Professor of Public Policy, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs Senior Fellow and Former Director, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research Kenneth Wells, MD, MPH David Weil Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Affiliated Adjunct Staff, RAND Corporation Staff Psychiatrist, Greater Los Angeles VA Health System
July 16, 2019	DSM-5 Outline for Cultural Formulation and Cultural Formulation Interview: Tools for Culturally Competent Care	Francis G. Lu, M.D. Luke & Grace Kim Professor in Cultural Psychiatry, Emeritus UC Davis
July 23, 2019	Update on Suicide	Ira Lesser, M.D. Chair, Department of Psychiatry Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Professor and Vice Chair Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
July 30, 2019	Diversion and Reentry	Kristen Ochoa, MD, MPH Medical Director, Office of Diversion and Reentry, Los Angeles County Department of Health Services Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
August 6, 2019	Practical Clinical Updates Body Dysmorphic Disorder	Jamie D. Feusner, MD Professor of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences Staglin IMHRO Center for Cognitive Neuroscience Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
August 20, 2019	Deconstructing Motherhood: Cross generational effects of early adversity and postnatal moderators	Stacy Drury, MD PhD Associate Director, Tulane Brain Institute Vice Chair of Research, Pediatrics Remigio Gonzalez MD Professor of Child Psychiatry